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We asked more than 700 donors to share their thoughts on what influences them to give to charity.
'Why we give' case studies
DID YOU KNOW:
The average Briton gives away £10 a month to good causes, butmany more devote thousands of pounds a year to doing good.
To find out the key motivations for their charitable giving, weasked more than 700 donors for insight into why they donate. Hereare some of the key findings:
1 PERSONAL VALUES. A SENSE OF MORALITY AND ETHICS
96% of people gave to charity as they felt a sense of duty togive back to society and tackle inequality, using their own goodfortune to help others.
2 BELIEF IN A SPECIFIC CAUSE
Almost every donor interviewed identified with a specific causethey felt passionate towards - and for 75% of people this was thekey influence behind their giving.
The causes that donors supportedwere varied, with some concerns broader than others - such asinternational development or the arts - compared to others thatwere more specifically focused, for example restoring oldbuildings.
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3 FAITH AND RELIGION
Selfless giving is often a key componentof many spiritualand religious belief systems and an overwhelming 71% of donorspointed to their religious values as a key motivationfortheir commitment to charity.
4 PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
61% of people interviewed spoke of personal, life-changingexperiences that sparked their giving. These varied from havingdirectly experienced the hardships of the developing world, tosuffering a loss of a family member who battled a disease.
The reasons for giving are diverse and most people have morethan one influence motivating them to give. Some of the otherdriving factors for giving included:
- a belief that charities cannot do enough alone
- family
- the satisfaction they get from giving
- determination to leave a positive legacy
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